Pennsylvania Rental Application
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Maintained by the SealForms editorial team · Every state-specific figure on this page is cited to its statute or official agency page · Dataset last verified July 2026 · Not legal advice.
Pennsylvania application-fee rule · as of July 2026
No statewide cap
No state provision — Philadelphia (local): lesser of $50 or actual cost (Bill 250045).
Source: Pennsylvania Statutes ↗. Laws change — confirm the current rule before you rely on it.
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Know your Pennsylvania rules
Application-fee rules come from state law, not the form: in Pennsylvania, no statewide cap (No state provision). Cities can add their own caps. Check the currentPennsylvania screening rules before charging or paying a fee.
Frequently asked questions
How much can a landlord charge for a rental application in Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania sets no statewide cap on application fees (No state provision), so the amount is up to the landlord — market rates run $25-$75. Philadelphia (local): lesser of $50 or actual cost (Bill 250045). Source: Pennsylvania Statutes.
Is the application a lease?
No. The application only collects information for screening. If approved, landlord and tenant then sign a lease — see our Pennsylvania lease agreement template, which reflects Pennsylvania's deposit and notice rules.
How does Pennsylvania compare? See application-fee limits in all 50 states, every rule cited to statute.
How Pennsylvania compares
Computed from our 51-jurisdiction dataset (as of July 2026). Source for Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Statutes ↗.
- Pennsylvania is one of 33 of 51 jurisdictions that set no statutory limit on application fees (8 cap the application fee by statute; 6 limit the fee to the landlord's actual screening cost; 4 ban application fees outright).
The rest of what Pennsylvania requires
The figures below are Pennsylvania's, not national averages — each one is the value we verified for this state, with the statute it comes from. Follow a row to the full Pennsylvania page for that document.
- Security deposit cap· as of 2026
- 2 months' rent (1st year; 1 month thereafter)68 Pa. Stat. §250.511a & §250.512 ↗
- Deposit return deadline· as of 2026
- 30 days after move-out68 Pa. Stat. §250.511a & §250.512 ↗
- Notice to end a month-to-month tenancy· as of 2026
- 15 days68 Pa. Stat. §250.511a & §250.512 ↗
- Notice for unpaid rent· as of 2026
- 10 days to pay or quit68 Pa. Stat. § 250.501(b) ↗
- Small claims limit· as of 2026
- $12,00042 Pa.C.S. § 1515(a)(3); 42 Pa.C.S. § 1123(a)(4) (Philadelphia) ↗
- Where you file· as of 2026
- Magisterial District Court (Philadelphia: Municipal Court) · filing fee Statutory base tiers in 42 Pa.C.S. § 1725.1(a): $30 (≤$500), $40 ($500–$2,000), $50 ($2,000–$4,000), $75 ($4,000–$12,000) — adjusted for CPI since 1994, so actual current MDJ filing costs run roughly $70–$180 by claim size, plus constable/sheriff service per defendant42 Pa.C.S. § 1515(a)(3); 42 Pa.C.S. § 1123(a)(4) (Philadelphia) ↗
- Bill of sale notarization· as of 2026
- Not requiredPennsylvania PennDOT ↗
- Power of attorney signing· as of 2026
- Notarization required · 2 witnesses20 Pa. Cons. Stat. §5601 ↗
- LLC operating agreement· as of 2026
- Not required by statute, but it controls over the default rules15 Pa.C.S. § 8812 (definition); § 8815 (scope) ↗
- Recording a deed· as of 2026
- Recorder of Deeds · no witnesses21 P.S. § 42 ↗
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